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However, the Reds have received a big boost in their hopes of snaring the 22-year-old after being encouraged to pursue a move by the player himself.

Paul reports:

Naby Keita is set for talks with RB Leipzig over his future with Jürgen Klopp having told Liverpool to step up their pursuit of the Guinea midfielder.

Klopp, the Liverpool manager, will return to Melwood this week for the resumption of pre-season training and wants the interest in Keita brought to a head.

The Anfield hierarchy will now make contact with Leipzig again over the Guinea international and test the German club’s resolve that the 22-year-old midfielder is not for sale.”

It’ll be interesting to see what happens next with this one

18:44Paul Gorst

Big stars

Nothing to do with Liverpool this one - but how can you not love this picture?!

Two of the all-time greats at the Confederations Cup final.

18:33Paul Gorst

Hyypia on Mohamed Salah

Liverpool legend Sami Hyypia has been speaking about the signing of Mohamed Salah.

The Champions League winner believes the jet-heeled wideman is a better player than he was when he signed for Chelsea in January 2014.

Sami Hyypia of Liverpool celebrates scoring the first goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League Quarter-final, first leg match between Liverpool and Juventus at Anfield

The Finn told 5times.co.uk

The signing of Salah, it’s an offensive move and his strengths are on the offensive side of the game and he will give some pace in the front as well – and when I think that he and Mane are in the same side.

“The back four of the opposition can be a little bit worried about their pace and everything, so it’s an offensive move.

“I think Salah has developed from the Chelsea days, that Chelsea maybe couldn’t get his level right and he was on loan at a few other clubs to get experience.

“I think he’s a better player than a few years ago at Chelsea so definitely strengthens the team.”

18:19Paul Gorst

Sturridge needs to stay

Jurgen Klopp needs to keep hold of Daniel Sturridge.

That’s the view of The Mirror’s Jim Boardman who believes it would foolish letting Sturridge leave Anfield, despite his obvious struggles to stay fit.

He ended the season fit and his updates on social media suggest he still is. He also showed, when he did play, that he had bought into Klopp’s philosophy and that he was prepared to put the kind of work in that the manager expects.

He needs to start being judged not in terms of how many times he plays but on how well he plays when he does. If the frequency does increase then all the better. But Liverpool can’t rely on that increase and need to ensure the squad is ready to go through a season by and large without him.

As Klopp said towards the end of last season, when confirming he intended to keep hold of the striker: ‘A fit Sturridge is an unbelievable player. That’s a pity of the situation, [it’s] not often enough.’

Sturridge must stay, but as a bonus player who Liverpool know they can only call on sporadically. Far from ideal, of course, but the inescapable fact is that he is quite some bonus to have. And it’s better he’s Liverpool’s bonus than one belonging to a side that can do the Reds any harm.”

17:15Paul Gorst

Lacazette on brink of Arsenal switch

Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette is reportedly flying to London to put the finishing touches on a £52m switch to Arsenal.

The Telegraph have reported that the France international is on the brink of joining the Gunners for a club-record fee.

French forward Alexandre Lacazette reacts after scoring during the French L1 football match between Lyon (OL) and Nice (OGCN) (Image: PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)

With personal terms a formality, Lacazette will now travel to London to complete medical examinations and formally sign for the Gunners.

“Lyon owner Jean-Michel Aulas denied a story that Lacazette was already in London on Sunday morning and claimed that Arsenal’s first offer for the France international had been £39m.

“Lacazette had been destined to join Atletico Madrid, but the decision to uphold the Spanish club’s transfer ban until January let in Arsenal and they have wasted no time.

“With Atletico in talks to sign Diego Costa from Chelsea and have him train at the club until January, 26-year-old Lacazette has been convinced that joining Arsenal is the right choice for him.”

He’s a name who has never strayed too far away from the Reds’ rumour mill isn’t he?

A lack of Champions League football certainly isn’t hindering Arsenal in their pursuits, and I hope I am wrong, but Liverpool may regret not joining the race this summer, he looks a top talent - so cool in front of goal.

17:02KEY EVENT

Fans of over 70 clubs agree S*n ban

Fans of Manchester United Chelsea, Arsenal and around 70 other football clubs have agreed to call for a national boycott of The S*n newspaper.

A motion at today’s national Football Supporters Federation (FSF) summit which called on all fans groups to lobby their clubs and retailers in their areas to stop selling The S*n was unanimously passed.

All Premier League fan groups represented including Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal and others from the Championship and lower leagues will now go back to their local areas and pick up the campaign that was launched by the Total Eclipse of the S*n group in Liverpool.

Both Liverpool and Everton football clubs have this year banned The S*n from all club premises as well.

The motion was proposed at St George’s Park in Burton today by Spirit of Shankly member Roy Bentham and seconded by Dave Kelly of the Everton Supporters Trust.

Klopp knew Reds recruitment drive was likely to drag on

‘Pretty much done’ didn’t suggest Reds business was already complete insists James Pearce.

He writes:

When the Reds boss was quoted after May’s precious final day victory over Middlesbrough as saying work on transfers “was pretty much done”, many assumed that negotiations to land his top targets were already well advanced.

In truth what Klopp meant was that the Anfield hierarchy had agreed exactly what areas of the squad needed strengthening, who they would pursue and how much they were willing to spend.

With Liverpool targeting the top end of the market with the chosen trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Naby Keita, securing those deals was always going to be challenging.

'OMG - that's Adam Lallana'

“Young players are one year older, that doesn’t make the biggest difference but being one year longer involved in the first team.

“They can make big steps because they are a little bit settled in a good way. They feel not as excited anymore about each day in training, thinking ‘Oh my god, that’s Adam Lallana next to me’ and things like this. That can be a big difference.

“You have to probably make one or two steps back to then make five or six steps in the right direction. They are the same objectives.”